South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange Market Report

Moorefield, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 31, 2023

119 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $253.00/cwt ≈ $1,290/hd at 510 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $215.00/cwt ≈ $927/hd at 431 lb · 17 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $214.00/cwt ≈ $1,076/hd at 503 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	119	54	45
Feeder cattle	94	7	16
Slaughter cattle	25	36	29

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	230.00	$230.00	$759	—
393	393	7	230.00	$230.00	$904	—
455	455	9	257.00	$257.00	$1,169	—
510	510	20	253.00	$253.00	$1,290	—
560	560	12	252.00	$252.00	$1,411	—
825	825	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,163	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230 thin fleshed	230	1	160.00	$160.00	$368	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	150.00	$150.00	$540	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
431	431	17	215.00	$215.00	$927	—
503	503	13	214.00	$214.00	$1,076	—
565	565	1	151.00	$151.00	$853	—
650	650	1	121.00	$121.00	$786	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313 thin fleshed	313	2	160.00	$160.00	$501	—
375	375	1	165.00	$165.00	$619	—
715	715	1	124.00	$124.00	$887	—
915	915	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,052	—

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
253 thin fleshed	253	2	159.00	$159.00	$402	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	136.00	$136.00	$796	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765	765	1	115.00	$115.00	$880	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105	1105	80-85%	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,370	—
990–1550	1303	80-85%	15	76.00–107.00	$94.82	$1,236	-2.37

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105	1105	85-90%	1	59.00	$59.00	$652	—
1065–1205	1128	85-90%	6	57.00–87.00	$75.36	$850	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1770	1770	75-80%	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,823	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1945	1945	1	126.00	$126.00	$2,451	+33.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.